Sheffield United 3-2 Bolton Wanderers · Championship
Sheffield United beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Sheffield United and Bolton Wanderers met in the Championship at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Sheffield United: J. Tanganga 4'; P. Bamford 68'; R. Donovan 90'. Bolton Wanderers: X. Simons 1'; S. Dalby 67'.
How the match went
Sheffield United saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Sheffield United had 13 shots with 5 on target, Bolton Wanderers 18 with 6 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 5 to Sheffield United and 5 to Bolton Wanderers. Sheffield United conceded 8 fouls, Bolton Wanderers 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Sheffield United, 2 for Bolton Wanderers).
Line-ups
Sheffield United started in a 4-4-2: Michael Cooper, Hamza Choudhury, Japhet Tanganga, Mark McGuinness, Sam McCallum, Romelle Donovan, Sydie Peck, Jaïro Riedewald, Ben Brereton Díaz, Patrick Bamford, Tyrese Campbell.
Bolton Wanderers started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bonham, Gaizka Larrazabal, Chris Forino, Ben Davies, Akin Famewo, Xavier Simons, Josh Sheehan, Samuel Iling Junior, John McAtee, Thierry Gale, Sam Dalby.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.